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Rome: Passetto di Borgo now fully open for tours!

Along with the re-opening of Vasari Corridor in Florence, this storied passageway has also re-opened to visitors for 3 different tour options. One of them, the night tour, is only currently available in Italian but I might imagine that it's not impossible that will be extended to English in the future.

From Finestre sull'Arte....
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/museums/rome-reopens-the-passetto-di-borgo-the-secret-corridor-that-connected-the-vatican-to-castel-sant-angelo

"Wanted in Rome"....
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/rome-secret-escape-route-of-popes-opens.html

...and the Coopculture website, which is the official vendor for tickets:
https://www.coopculture.it/en/events/event/passetto-di-borgo-the-popes-escape-route-00001/

Tickets are currently only available into early January, and Finestre sull'Arte (towards the end of the article linked above) reports that work on the passageway is ongoing for another 3 years to improve accessibility and enhance the historic perspective for visitors for all ages.

Merry Christmas!
Happy Hanukkah!
Joyous Kwanzaa!

Does anyone know if you can walk along the passetto di borgo any day after the 2nd? I am traveling next week and can only find the guided tours for the 6th and 12th, which does not match when I will be in Rome. A number of articles indicate you can get tickets with a purchase of a castel sant angelo ticket, but I can't find anything that allows me to do that online. Does anyone have information on how to actually get tickets? The above links just end up going in circles with no direct link for the passage.

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Does anyone know if you can walk along the passetto di borgo any day after the 2nd? I am traveling next week and can only find the guided tours for the 6th and 12th, which does not match when I will be in Rome. A number of articles indicate you can get tickets with a purchase of a castel sant angelo ticket, but I can't find anything that allows me to do that online. Does anyone have information on how to actually get tickets? The above links just end up going in circles with no direct link for the passage.

I believe one of the links above stated it will open the following

Guided daytime tour integrated with the ordinary entrance to Castel Sant'Angelo
Sundays and Holidays 1, 4, 6, 12, 19 and 26 January 2025. 9, 16 and 23 February 2025

Daytime guided tour of the Passetto and Bastione San Marco only
Sundays and Holidays 1, 4, 6, 12, 19 and 26 January 2025. 9, 16 and 23 February 2025

Special night visit to the Passetto di Borgo and the Bastione San Marco
Friday 3 and Saturday 4, 11, 18 and 25 January 2025 and 1, 8, 15 and 22 February 2025

check out the 3rd link by the OP for more details.